Rumrunning in Suffolk County
Download or Read eBook Rumrunning in Suffolk County PDF written by Amy Kasuga Folk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Amy Kasuga Folk |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2022-06-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781439675151 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1439675155 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rumrunning in Suffolk County by : Amy Kasuga Folk
Book excerpt: Nicknamed "Liquor Island," Long Island was rumrunner's paradise during Prohibition. With its proximity to major markets and coastal communities for easy transit, Suffolk County was awash in illegal hooch. Smugglers bringing cases of booze from offshore often secretly hid product temporarily in local garages and sheds, leaving a bottle as a thank-you. Coded communication crisscrossed the county on shortwave radios arranging sales and logistics. Violence from criminal outfits disrupted previously quiet towns, as locals too often were swept up in dangerous unintentional engagements with bootleggers. Pour one out and join author Amy Kasuga Folk as she recounts stories from Suffolk County's Prohibition era
